Building Construction

Flashing - I believe my carpenter made a huge mistake

I have a 21 year old 'preserved' wood foundation home & have just replaced the front steps and landing that was...

24 comments posted 19yrs

posted by alan.sheppard

24 comments posted 19yrs posted by alan.sheppard

Sealed vs vented attic on remodel in Central Florida

Greetings. I am remodeling a 50 year old house in warm and humid central Florida. The house needs additional insulation...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by DJNews1

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by DJNews1

How expensive is Gable/Hip Roof Conversion from Hip roof?

Hello, I'm new to this group but I thought I would post a question about something I'd like to do. Some history...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by npezirtzoglou

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by npezirtzoglou

Lighting

Greetings, I'm in the planning stages of renovating a barn to be used as a wedding venue, with receptions to be hel...

24 comments posted 19yrs

posted by CherylHewitt

24 comments posted 19yrs posted by CherylHewitt

OSB resistance to pooled water?

There is a spec house going up in the phase II part of our sub. We've gotten a torrential downpour, a real monsoon,...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by DefaultUser

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by DefaultUser

Bad call

Had a sub pour a couple of decorative slabs today. 1 was straight sided (10 x 24) and the other was shaped like an egg/...

16 comments posted 19yrs

posted by deckert

16 comments posted 19yrs posted by deckert

Fire Prevention - Stove Top Fires

You could lose everything in a matter of minutes....WHY take chances? We have an automatic, UL listed, Stove Top Fire E...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rtcox307

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by rtcox307

Information on baffles at atrium spaces ceiling edge

Does anyone have information on creating a linear recess in the ceiling to substitute for the plastic baffle that you se...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by baddad327

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by baddad327

Fibre cement cladding

I see that Theloghome Company is now supplying this - don't touch this company - both the company and the man who ru...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by ctamplin

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ctamplin

engineered cinder block walls

Greetings! I've been searching the web to try to find how does one build a n engineered cinder block wall for a sho...

22 comments posted 19yrs

posted by peterjgibson

22 comments posted 19yrs posted by peterjgibson

Anti-pest porch construction?

I'm building a new home. My neighborhood has had a problem with pests living under porches and decks. We're bui...

12 comments posted 19yrs

posted by linux4all

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by linux4all

Simple Plumbing question

Here's a real simple one... New construction building where water supply to the entire house was shut off at the ma...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by crhras

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by crhras

Cleaning paint brushes

I do a lot of painting with alkyd (oil-based) paints, and most of my brushes are "heeled up" (paint has dried in the ar...

20 comments posted 19yrs

posted by nospam

20 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Sample consumer-friendly contract

I am currently having a deck demolished and rebuilt for me by a local contractor. He has taken every opportunity to cha...

22 comments posted 19yrs

posted by orangele2003

22 comments posted 19yrs posted by orangele2003

attaching plywood to insulating concrete forms

Hi, A friend of mine has an existing home with an insulating concrete form foundation. On one side there is a walkway o...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by hmjunk31415

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by hmjunk31415